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<p><a href="http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/process/long.html" rel="noreferrer">This</a> might help or <a href="http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/long/visa1.html" rel="noreferrer">this.</a> Here is the crux of the information:</p>
<p>The period of stay is quoted as 3 years/1 year with the following docum... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/1 |
<p>One of the best resources for jobs in computational chemistry (not limited to PhD level positions) is the job section of the <a href="http://www.ccl.net/chemistry/a/jobs/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">Computational Chemistry List</a>.</p>
<p>Another place where I've regularly seen relevant postings is the <a href="htt... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/2 |
<p>If your institution has a subscription to Journal Citation Reports (JCR), you can check it there. Try this URL:</p>
<p><a href="https://jcr.clarivate.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://jcr.clarivate.com</a></p>
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<p>There are 2 major theories about credentials: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_capital">human capital theory</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signalling_theory">signaling theory</a>. Under HCT, a license (such as a PE) shows that you have accumulated a credible amount of knowledge (you must g... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/4 |
<p>You are generally allowed to publish even in a non-open access journal even if a pre-print is on the arXiv. Most journal copyright agreements explicitly allow the authors to post the article online. Here's an example of a fairly generous one:</p>
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<p>The ASL hereby grants to the Author the non-exclu... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/7 |
<p><a href="https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/10/12">This answer to a related question</a> points to <a href="http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/</a>, which allows you to look up the policy of specific journals.</p>
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<p>Johan Bollen and Herbert van de Sompels are two researchers to follow in this area. Bollen did an <a href="http://www.mendeley.com/research/principal-component-analysis-39-scientific-impact-measures/">analysis of 39 different citation-based metrics</a> which is a good place to start. However, it's crucial to note th... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/13 |
<p>You will find details on the evaluation process in the Guide for Applicants. The evaluators are experts (=researchers) in the field. They will be matched to the proposal according to their profile and to the abstract and keywords. They will for sure be in the general research area, but might not be in the exact same... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/14 |
<p>May I ask why you chose an MSc instead of a PhD? What is your career goal? I don't mean to imply one is better than the other. If you are going to spend a lot of money and time, it should be well-spent. </p>
<p>In some places, like the UK, not much more time is needed to get a PhD beyond an MSc. In the U.S., PhD's ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/18 |
<p>In general, no. (This is based on my experience in the US.) One's employing institution does not have any claim on royalties from books written while a student or faculty member. However, it's possible that there might be exceptions: for example, sometimes a university may help financially in the publication of a bo... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/21 |
<p>I have no idea how you'd find hard data on the program itself and its results, but as an idle musing I checked how many full time faculty members in the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health's Dept. of Epidemiology held an MD/PhD or DrPH. The department was chosen as a very good department in a very good school with... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23 |
<p>I think <a href="http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/AcademicCareersObservatory/CareerComparisons/SalaryComparisons.aspx">this page</a> has what you are looking for. As far as I can tell (e.g. for France) the numbers are fine.</p>
<p>However, we should keep in mind that the comparison can be made difficult. ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/28 |
<p>As far as I know, the translation is up to the universities who do the conversion. I think that it is unlikely that there are is one set of guidelines as even within a country not all universities have necessarily the same ranking systems.</p>
<p>I have found <a href="http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.sowi.r... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/30 |
<p>From what I've heard, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOEFL">TOEFL</a> is well recognised. </p>
<p>That being said, once you get your PhD, I don't think people ask for some English certifications (at least, I've never been asked to, and I'm not a native speaker). I guess your publications and the intervie... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/38 |
<p>I would say that you should always go to seminar, unless you have some very compelling reason not to go (you are away, you are working on an experiment, you are trying to finish writing your thesis, etc.). </p>
<p>There are four reasons:</p>
<ol>
<li>Scientific courtesy. To travel somewhere and give a talk to the ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/39 |
<p>The h-index is common (and the g-index, which corrects for self-citation), as is the Journal Impact Factor. Johan Bollen has a <a href="http://www.mendeley.com/research/principal-component-analysis-39-scientific-impact-measures/">good review of the various metrics</a>.</p>
<p>However, it's important to point out th... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/42 |
<p>There are quite a few journals where you can publish theoretical work in this area. Here are a few suggestions (the distinction is based on my perception and knowledge of what they've published, I'll let others chip in if they disagree):</p>
<p>For more theoretical work:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="http://www.comput... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/47 |
<p><em>My experience is almost exclusively with mathematics papers, and applies little or not at all to other fields.</em></p>
<p>Much of eykanal's post applies to math as well, but one big difference is that math papers are much more varied in their structure, not having an actual experiment to tie them together. A ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/50 |
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<li><p>According to the <a href="http://publicationethics.org/static/1999/1999pdf13.pdf">Committee on Publication Ethics Guidelines on Good Publication Practice</a>, the term "redundant publication" is defined this way:</p>
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<p>"Redundant publication occurs when two or more papers, without full cros... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/51 |
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<p>Do you have to be extraordinary for a department to hire you over an equally qualified citizen?</p>
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<p>That really depends on the search criteria. If the criteria specifically calls for international experience—and many jobs around the world now do exactly that—you might not be disadvan... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/52 |
<p>I don't think a "definitive" answer is possible, but the following is based on personal experience and observation of many other students.</p>
<p>If your advisor is okay with it, take as many courses as you can in things that interest you and are in the realm of your discipline. As an applied math grad student, on... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/53 |
<p>I suppose it depends on the factors that are causing you to spend more time teaching than you think you should. You should talk to (1) the other TAs and (2) the course leader/director. Find out what is expected and what others are doing.</p>
<p>If you are a relatively new graduate student, then I think it's normal ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/58 |
<p>Those volunteer positions may help boost your chances of getting a major award. For example, one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships you can get in Canada is the Vanier Scholarship and the selection board uses your <a href="http://www.vanier.gc.ca/eng/selection_criteria-criteres_de_selection.aspx">leaders... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/69 |
<p>In general, no, it won't. Having teaching experience might weigh in your favor in exceptional circumstances (a graduate department that needs a lot of teaching assistants, and you're "on the bubble"; you're going into an education program or something similar; or the application specifically asks for teaching experi... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/70 |
<p>You should keep a <a href="http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/labnotebooks" rel="nofollow noreferrer">research notebook</a>, regardless of whatever other system you have for notes. The format of the notebook is up to you; it can even be public (see <a href="http://www.carlboettiger.info/research/lab-notebook/"... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/83 |
<p><strong>It seems that neither option presented below are taking new submissions. I keep the answer here for historical interest.</strong></p>
<p>One option is:</p>
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<li><strong><a href="http://www.philica.com/faq.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Philica</a></strong> which occupies a bit of a strange place. It is... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/84 |
<p>Let me answer as a theoretical computer scientist with former PhD students in tenure-track academic positions and many years of experience on faculty hiring committees. (However, my understanding is that the selection process at industrial research labs like IBM T.J. Watson, Microsoft Research, Google Research, AT&... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/90 |
<p><a href="http://www.research.att.com/misc/search.jsp?q=%22Algorithms%22&fbid=OgMv-Nx-vPx#">AT&T</a>, <a href="http://research.google.com/pubs/AlgorithmsandTheory.html">Google</a>, <a href="http://researcher.ibm.com/view_pic.php?id=134">IBM</a>, and <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/groups/theory/"... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/96 |
<p>The way I usually choose journals is by looking at where people I trust/follow publish, and where previous work was published. It is usually not too hard to compare the quality your work to the quality of the work you are citing, and chose a target based on that. Unless your field is highly mutli-disciplinary, you w... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/101 |
<p>There's an online <a href="http://astrojournalclub.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Astronomy Journal Club</a> hosted on Wordpress.</p>
<p>Here's my main advice: make the process as <strong>frictionless</strong> as possible. Grad students tend to have very busy lives, and journal clubs will inevitably have high dropo... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/103 |
<p>For non-linear note-taking and also collaboration I use <a href="http://www.tiddlywiki.com/">TiddlyWiki</a>. It is one file that stores all your notes as an interactive wiki. Through a plug-in it support LaTeX-math. If you throw it on a shared <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">dropbox</a> then it can even be a quick... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/109 |
<ol>
<li>Jot down your interests.</li>
<li>Future goals (long term and short term). Doesn't have to be accurate but just to give you the "big picture".</li>
<li>Speak with your PhD advisor (if you already have one).</li>
<li>Align his/her interests with yours and see if you have common ground (you may need to lean towa... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/117 |
<p>As someone who sits on an admissions committee, this isn't idle speculation, but it is a personal perspective. I agree with the other responders that industrial experience probably isn't of much interest to an admissions committee, unless you get a strong letter of recommendation from a supervisor who can make a con... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/120 |
<p>I applied to six graduate schools in my field, and was accepted at all of them. The criteria I used to whittle down the choices were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Did I like the people in the department I was visiting? (This surprisingly <em>did</em> eliminate one school.)</li>
<li>Did I want to go to live in the city where the s... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/124 |
<p>PhD studentships are quite often advertised like "normal" jobs, i.e. on general job boards/recruting websites. If you have contacts, by all means use them. As for evaluating the candidates, similar guidelines as for evaluating applicants for any jobs apply. I don't think there's a one-fits-all answer. Note that the ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/128 |
<p>I think the answer lies in what your PI thinks you should be doing and how well you can, at least, appear to be doing it while doing things other than research. Even if your PI doesn't enforce a certain allocation it's in your interest to do as much research and little else as possible. <strong>You won't get a PhD ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/143 |
<p>It seems to me that there are several advantages; none of these are suitable for every student. It's up to you whether enough of them apply to you, to make it worth doing a taught PhD:</p>
<ol>
<li>A PhD with a bit of coursework in the first year will help those who
are crossing over into a discipline that they're ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/148 |
<p>I believe that a sandwich thesis (sometimes called an integrated thesis / stapler thesis) consists of a collection of published or in-press articles (some schools also allow submitted articles). These articles are included in the thesis verbatim. The publications are usually preceded by an elaborate introduction th... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/149 |
<p>There are a few things I would generally look at in a potential advisor beyond just their research/publications:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who were the co-authors on their papers?</strong> Are they actively collaborating with people in your field - people who could be potentially useful for post-doc posts, etc.? Do thei... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/158 |
<p>The department where you are going to submit the thesis probably has a document of <strong>PhD/thesis regulations</strong> that specify if such a thesis is allowed. For example, <a href="http://www.et-inf.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/institut/promotion/englisch/Promo_DrRerNat_Engl.pdf">my department's regulations</a> h... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/159 |
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<li><p>I agree with you and shan23, it doesn't really matter, but the newer is probably better. </p></li>
<li><p>Well, to be bluntly honest, I tend to have a negative a-priori when I see an author of a paper with a gmail address (especially when I review it, when it's not double-blind). I know it's stupid, because... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/164 |
<p>There are certain (informal) nuances I believe:</p>
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<li><p><strong>Symposium</strong> - Prestigious conferences, generally leading venues in their respective fields. Example: <a href="http://www.siam.org/meetings/da12/">Symposium on Discrete Algorithms</a>, <a href="http://ets2012.imag.fr/">European Test Sympo... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/165 |
<p>As far as your research stature is concerned, grades would matter <em>least</em> of all, below other non-academic stuff as your soft-skills, your personality etc. There are a number of reasons for this:</p>
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<li><p>No one cares about your GPA once you are a researcher! While it certainly looks nice to have a st... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/173 |
<p>My answer depends on how far along you are in your research and whether you are in PhD or MD?PhD program. </p>
<p>If you are in a PhD program and you are less than a year in leave the lab. If you are more than a year in at you next Thesis Committee meeting, if it's scientifically reasonable, try to either set a dat... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/174 |
<p>Short answer: Yes. Absolutely. You are already doing mathematics.</p>
<p>A few bits of advice:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Ask your advisor and other references to specifically address your mathematical depth and maturity in their recommendation letters.</p></li>
<li><p>Include a <em>technical</em> summary of your past rese... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/177 |
<p>It seems likely that there's some nonzero correlation. Certainly, there are factors that should lead to positive correlation; for example, some personality traits (like conscientiousness) should lead to both better research and better teaching. There are also factors that should lead to negative correlation; for e... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/183 |
<p>I haven't seen any statistics on how many tenure professors have been fired, but most articles on the topic treat tenure as though it's a lifetime position (e.g., <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/324/5931/1147.summary?sid=a7d9043f-a59f-499d-b610-d4092920493c">this Science article, "Tenure and the Future of... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/185 |
<p>The following is condensed from advice for academic job hunts that I've read <a href="http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/oleary/gradstudy/node12.html#SECTION000124000000000000000">here</a> and <a href="http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-academic-job-hunt/#timing">here</a> - I imagine it should be somewhat applicable... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/187 |
<p>I would say that one of the best online resources for Software Engineering is <a href="http://www.sigsoft.org/seworld/" rel="nofollow">SEWORLD</a>. You can browse their archives and look for summer schools there. </p>
<p>Note that their search engine is a bit weird, if you go through "search the archive", put Summe... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/199 |
<p>This is a partial representation of the truth. On the one hand, departments are always looking to retain masters students as PhD students; it's better for the department (better numbers), it's better for the professors (more research from PhD relative to masters), and it's better for the university. On the other han... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/206 |
<p>As Willie Wong says, it depends on your school and your advisor. As an obvious general rule, departments and advisors with more research funding are more willing to spend it. (As a reference point, my department does <em>not</em> offer such funding, because individual faculty generally have enough money to support... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/213 |
<p>Well, clearly, it depends on many factors (my answer is probably strongly influenced by the Computer Science field). </p>
<ul>
<li><p>If you want to apply for a non-research industry position, then clearly, the postdoc might not appear as a strong point, unless you can travel, attend conferences, manage a budget, d... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/217 |
<p>Read <a href="http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/how-to-to-network-at-conferences">this</a> and <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Network-at-a-Conference">this</a>.</p>
<p>My professor put forth 3 simple rules for networking:</p>
<ul>
<li>Talk to the guy beside you</li>
<li>Talk to top 3 (sort by relevance o... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/223 |
<p><strong>Pros</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>If you stay at the same school (this applies even more when you join grad school immediately out of your undergrads), it'll be a matter of remaining in your comfort zone - same department, a faculty who know you, even the same apartment/neighborhood! This can be a major factor, de... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/224 |
<p>As per the definition given on the webpage of <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/caps/students/graduate-studies/references/">McGill University</a>:</p>
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<p>A "<strong>letter of recommendation</strong>" is one that is specifically requested by someone for a determined/defined employment position, academic p... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/241 |
<p>Funding for non-research positions comes from either direct or indirect sources. </p>
<p>Direct sources means writing a proposal that includes funding for personnel such as a lab technician or an administrator for a research center. In this case, the funding is obtained directly through grants. </p>
<p>Most of the... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/248 |
<p>I have a list of things you should do from my seniors (Some might disagree):</p>
<ol>
<li>Try not to over-sell yourself. There is a fine line between stating facts about yourself and boasting. Stay on the former side.</li>
<li>Try not to mention things and leave them abruptly or incompletely. For e.g., Don't say "I... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/252 |
<p>Your job, as an academic, is twofold:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do amazing research.</li>
<li>Write it up and convey your results to other people.</li>
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<p>It sounds like you view (2) to apply only to others who are already in your field and are completely familiar with everything you've done. You will find that, in the e... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/257 |
<p>I think it's true that the time-sharing between grants is quite normal within the research world, at least, I've observed it a lot, and in any case, you shouldn't have to worry about that, because it's under the responsibility of your advisor. </p>
<p>Actually, one of the problems when it comes to funding is that i... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/260 |
<p>While shan23's answer is good, it is also somewhat incomplete. There are a few things to watch out for when you're coming in to a field from another department:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>You will need to keep in mind the qualifying procedures for your new department. Will they expect you to pass exams in undergraduate course... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/262 |
<p>The question is subjective in nature, but the answer is almost certainly <strong>no</strong>. Academicians are always applying for funding, looking into collaborations, reading research articles in different fields, and generally taking an interest in new research venues. It's expected that you'll occasionally (mayb... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/263 |
<p>This wil vary significantly according to advisor, but I'd say a typical plan is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Years 1-2: coursework, begin research</li>
<li>Summer of year 2: Small research publications (in my field, 2-4 page conference proceedings, small steps)</li>
<li>Year 3: Get some real research done, more small papers</li>
... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/264 |
<p>In my experience, starting a collaboration is incredibly easy: you use your network of contacts to identify someone who'd be willing and interested in solving a problem. You talk at a conference or meeting, or arrange a visit to their laboratory. </p>
<p><em>Maintaining</em> a collaboration, however, is next to imp... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/271 |
<p>This is based on my experience being in some highly unsuccessful journals clubs, and some very successful ones - at least in my mind.</p>
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<li>You <em>must</em> have faculty involvement. I've seen more than one journal club that either didn't have faculty members, or had a faculty member or two who just kind of... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/278 |
<p>If certain fields of academia do in fact frown upon "popularizing" science, then they are shooting themselves in the foot.</p>
<p>One of the most important ways of securing funding in different disciplines is through getting support by the federal governments in which they are working. Convincing politician X that ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/285 |
<p>Tagging is only useful if you use it with discipline. Look at Wikipedia or Stackexchange, most articles can be determined by 5-6 categories (science - math - geometry - euclidean geometry - metric). Stackexchange has a max. of 5 tags, often you only see 1-2 on questions, which is often pointless, as those tags will ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/288 |
<p>This may be useful for someone considering a career at a teaching-first school, but I've never seen such portfolios asked for or even considered at research universities in the US and the larger European countries. </p>
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<p>I've seen it work both ways: some people realize that they have a limited amount of time to work as a result of their external commitments, and therefore make themselves super-productive during the hours they are able to do research. I think, to some extent, that most of the people with severe external obligations f... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/300 |
<p>I've found that the secret is (1) good tools to create equations, plus (2) liberal use of arrows and text, plus (3) animations linking the two.</p>
<p>I've found the following two programs to be indispensable for writing talks:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.chachatelier.fr/latexit/">LateXiT</a> for the Mac</li>... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/301 |
<p>It's certainly possible, though admittedly somewhat harder outside the framework of a university. Some potential avenues, answering generally - not all of them might apply to your particular circumstance.</p>
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<li>Academic/Business partnerships. These are a new hot topic, and in some fields quite active. Univer... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/306 |
<p>This is not meant to be an official opinion, since obviously the rules depend on the local labor laws.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>We should distinguish school holidays—days on which classes are cancelled—from official holidays, on which the university offices are closed.</p></li>
<li><p>A graduate student not working on a sch... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/317 |
<p>I'll give you my own opinion, as something of an interdisciplinary scientist in a nearby field (I work in mathematical epidemiology) with publications in both places (the conference paper frankly by accident):</p>
<p>First, your impression is indeed correct. CS and related fields very heavily weight conference pres... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/331 |
<p>The answer depends very much on the journal. Some expect UK spellings; others will permit either American or British spellings. You should check with the journal in question.</p>
<p>Of course, the other option that you have is the following. Since you know what the major differences between the two sets of spelling... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/332 |
<p>I believe the limitation is more on the software that you are using, rather than the tablet itself. So, if you are using an iPad, you can use <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/upad/id401643317?mt=8">UPad</a>, whereas android tablets users should be looking at something like <a href="https://market.android.com/... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/351 |
<p>You'll want to get a sense of their feelings for:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>The graduate program</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Easy to work with regarding customizing the program to their specific needs (i.e., taking courses outside their specific area if necessary)?</p></li>
<li><p>How easy/difficult was the process for joining a lab?</... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/353 |
<p>There is no magic when it comes to asking for presentations. And there is nothing wrong with being <em>the person who asks people for their powerpoint slides</em> (at least you show that are interested and it may result in them being cited; and it shows that they got their job done - though a presentation they inter... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/354 |
<p>In general I would counsel against further study. I have seen many people finish an undergraduate degree, look for a job they like/a job, and when they have no luck go back to study. This has almost always ended badly. In most cases they have no understanding of how a further degree will allow them to get the jobs t... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/363 |
<p>Yes, Mendeley does offer export - BibTex, RIS, and EndNote XML.</p>
<p>The search is pretty decent, though I often find I use Acrobat search instead - its word-stemming seems better.</p>
<p>Batch replacement is very weak - the only way to do it is to go into the database yourself and tweak it. Very unsatisfactory.... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/365 |
<p>Bad idea. If you turn down an award (or an acceptance to a univeristy, etc), you don't get to reap the benefits of that award. </p>
<p>No one cares about the universities you <em>could have gone to</em> or the fellowship programs you <em>could have worked for</em>, they care about what you have actually done and th... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/368 |
<p>I'm not sure how much of your issue is related to the specific field—mathematicians are known for being somewhat more independent than graduate students in, say, engineering.</p>
<p>That said, your advisor should at least show signs of being interested in your research. If you feel like you need help, and aren't ge... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/375 |
<p>Some journals implement a double-blind reviewing process, meaning that the reviewers are not aware that the authors are from academia or not, and only the scientific content is judged. That being said, it's worth mentioning that it would be hard for someone without a proper "paper-writing" training (such as the one ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/385 |
<p>The policies vary entirely from journal to journal about what is considered acceptable. APS journals, for instance, will accept both MS Word-based documents as well as documents formatted with RevTeX, their modified template system. ACS journals and a number of other publishers also offer their own LaTeX- and Word-s... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/389 |
<p>I am currently employed in the biotech industry. Hopefully this is helpful but it may all just be obvious:</p>
<p>Concerning <strong>research industry positions</strong>, jobs are generally classified as PhD (scientist) or non-PhD (research assistant/associate). For scientists positions, sometimes someone without a... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/394 |
<p>I underwent an interview recently from a prospective adviser, and I found the questions he asked of me to be pretty insightful - hence I'm sharing them here.</p>
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<li><p>Why do you want to pursue research in this specific area?</p>
<p>This would highlight the candidate's motivation in wanting to do research in... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/397 |
<p>As I posted in answer to another comment, more often than not, schools want to avoid the dramas associated with plagiarism scandals. That is why schools like Harvard will prompt researchers accused of fraudulent behavior, such as <a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/9/9/professor-faculty-misconduct-tenure... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/398 |
<p>As I posted in answer to another comment, more often than not, schools want to avoid the dramas associated with plagiarism scandals. That is why schools like Harvard will prompt researchers accused of fraudulent behavior, such as <a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/9/9/professor-faculty-misconduct-tenure... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/399 |
<p>Your best source of such information would be to look for electronic repositories that are at least partially "open." The <a href="http://www.openthesis.org/" rel="nofollow"><em>openThesis</em> repository</a> offers one such source, and you might find some information on sites like <a href="http://academia.edu" rel=... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/409 |
<p>Usually, in an academic CV, you can distinguish between "Research Activities", which consist of all the research you've done in the past, and "Research Interest", which consist of all the research you want to do in the future. So, someone who would include a topic that you don't list in your research activities with... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/412 |
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<li><p>Reward to ratio of the application. If you already have some funding, and the additional funding is small compared to the time required to apply for it. For example, you have an NSF fellowship at ~$30k/yr, so it might not be worth applying to $2k scholarships which take a week or two of time.</p></li>
<li><... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/417 |
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<li><p>I don't think you can expect to get the opinion of a professor about another institute/lab. You can probably get some facts (like this other institute has more/less money, they are more/less active in this area), but nothing subjective. Academia is pretty small world, and people try as much as possible not ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/422 |
<p>In general, the answer is negative.</p>
<p>Not only there are different systems in different countries (and same-spelled degrees may have different requirements), but even if a degree seems to be the same, it is not necessary considered equivalent.</p>
<p>Often universities and institutes have some freedom in the... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/428 |
<p>I'm told for your field that the answer might be yes, because you're slightly less threatened in terms of being scooped than most, with physics (apparently) going largely by who submits first.</p>
<p><em>I</em> would be extremely cautious publishing the source of my thesis in its entirety on a public repository. I'... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/435 |
<p>They don't require you to send a cover letter to five referees, but just to indicate in your cover letter the names and contact info of 5 potential reviewers. It's just to help them finding reviewers for your paper (as they say, they might not use those you provided). But I don't think you need to contact the review... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/443 |
<p>Well, I find <a href="https://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&tbo=1&prmdo=1&q=eyetrack%2a+infant+%7C+baby+research+%7C+forschung++inurl%3Aedu+%7C+inurl%3Auni+-filetype%3Apdf+-filetype%3Adoc+-filetype%3Appt+-filetype%3Aps+2011..2012&oq=eyetrack%2a+infant+%7C+baby+research+%7C+forschung++inurl%3... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/449 |
<p>Check out the <a href="http://report.nih.gov/success_rates/index.aspx">NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools</a>. It may take you some time to find exactly what you're looking for, but there are numerous reports available, with a good deal of detail.</p>
| https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/458 |
<p>Sadly, there is not a strict correlation between doing good science and being financially successful. It is entirely possible to do "creative, important work" and still not be well rewarded for it. For instance, one could have published these results in an obscure journal that very few people will read. Or, as anoth... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/461 |
<p>I can only speak for my (computer science) department. Students who apply to our PhD program with MS degrees are held to a higher standard than applicants who apply as undergraduates. What we look for in PhD applicants is <em>strong evidence of research potential</em>. Most undergraduates don't have an opportunit... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/464 |
<p><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a> is a fine resource for this sort of thing, especially for keeping track of alums' careers and contact data. I encourage my students to link to me for exactly this reason.</p>
| https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/468 |
<p>The official answer depends on where you are located, and the applicable laws in your jurisdiction. For instance, in Germany, graduate students are almost always employees of the government, and are therefore accorded vacation benefits commensurate to that (between 23 and 29 days per year, depending upon age). In co... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/474 |
<p>The reason why you're not seeing scholarships for study at the master's level <em>in Europe</em> is that the master's degree is <em>not</em> viewed as the prerequisite for PhD study, but instead as the direct continuation of the bachelor's degree. As a result, you're expected to move on to the master's program, and ... | https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/481 |
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